TILBURG,ACHEL -HAMONT.........PHOTOS ADDED.

the photos in this add to the post tilburg,achel-hamont,delatrappe,citeaux:what in common? show you beer products from the ourladykoningshoeven abbey,la Trappe tripple,white beer, from the ourladyachelsekluisabbey in Belgium Trappist beer Achel, and photos from the French abbeys DelaTrappeAbbaye(one) and the Citeaux-abbaye(two).God bless the Monks.

TILBURG, ACHEL-HAMONT,LA TRAPPE AND CITEAUX:what in common?

hello monk friends,beer friends,writers and followers,its cloudy in the philippines,winterseason,means colder,21-30C instead of 31-36C......more wind and sometimes tropical storms.
Today we visit Tilburg,Achel-Hamont,in Belgium and we proceed through France to visit the famous Abbey delaTrappe and the Citeaux abbey.Four remarqueble Abbeys with long tradition and beer knowledge and or historical knowledge about Trappist Monks and their Rules.
Tilburg Koningshoeven Abbey has the only authentic Trappist Beer made by Monks in the Netherlands.They export to usa&canada and other countries and do produce La Trappe double en tripple,very much appreciated in UK.The breweries are within the Communities as well in Benedictabbey the Achelse Kluis in Belgium.Tilburg De Schaapskooi=sheepfold produces also White Beer.The Abbeys in France are famous because of their nameholder capacity=Trappist Monks=delaTrappeAbbaye and the Citeaux abbaye near Dijon, a beautiful building and famous ST Bernard writings.See our other posts from quillaume202blog and wilhelmusblog.
The Abbey of La Trappe is situated in Soligny-la Trappe,Orne,the house of the Origin of the Order of Cistersians of the strict observance=O.C.S.O monks.From Benoit=Benedict to St.Bernard means from The Rules of the Monks to the theological advices to the Popes.
impressive buildings,impressive rules and theological thoughts.We conclude about the common ideas and with some sites for further background-info.
http://www.latrappe.fr www.citeaux-abbaye.com www.koningshoeven.nl
The Cistercian tradition, the Community, the Rule of ST.Benedict, continual Praying,Lectio Divina, spiritual reading,meditated personally,shared and verified in Community dialogue.This they have in common my friends.And breweries in (2)or outside abbeys,with authentic Trappist beer.More?Yes,beautiful -neo Gotic-buildings in rural surroundings.
www.deachelsekluis.org. ( be) www.whitebeertravels.co.uk/schaapskooi.html
the photos i add in an addendum to this post.
God bless the Monks worldwide.

second part: EJUS IN OBITU NOSTRO PRESENTIA MUNIAMUR.

BENEDICT HIS MEDALLON YOU WILL SEE ON THE PHOTO, TAKEN FROM HIS BOOKS ,SEE http://www.monasteria.org/

THE WORDS MEAN THAT WE WHENEVER WE DIE WE WIL BE SUPPORTED BY His Words and His Presence.

fruitfull reformations of the Order of Saint Benedict was effected by Gods grace in Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153).The Trappist communities have embraced the reform movement from the 17th century,starting in France.Clairvaux developed the Cistercian order in a way the Trappists could accept .OSB.The Cistercians is a book which gives y more details,see www.osb.org/cist

The Mystical Theology of St.Bernard is another book which y can read,the author is also advicing the Pope in the 11th and 12th centuries.

All Trappistmonks relate their name to the Abbey of the Grande Trappe in Normandie,France,Western Europe.The Abbey of Citeaux in the Cotedór department south from Dijon,France is the basis for the Cistercium,=Cistercians, Robert van Molesme,founder of this Abbey.The Trappist abbeys y will find in Belgium and the Netherlands (Nederland), 13 out of which 7 brew the famous La Trappe monk beer.Six in Belgium and one in The Netherlands.( since 1884 in de schaapskooi,Berkel Enschot NL).The trappists official name is Cistercian order of the strict observance=french abbreviation=O.C.S.O.

for example Abbot Bernardus Peeters O.C.S.O ,from Berkel Enschots- O.L.V.Koningshoeven-abbey.

In the words of Benedict ,we serve God,we leave all else,devoting our life to entering more fully into the mystery of a growing union with God,and to spreading Christ's Kingdom through intercessory prayer and sacrifice.

God bless the Monks in Europe and the Philippines and elsware,ejus in obitu nostro presentia muniamur.